Fuel Supply Control for CO2-Origin Fuel Timing and Storage Limits
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing carbon dioxide effective utilization system fails to optimally adjust the supply time and amount of carbon dioxide-origin fuel, leading to varying cost performance due to price fluctuations of common fuels and storage capacity issues, resulting in inefficient recycling and potential missed opportunities for carbon dioxide reuse.
Innovation Solution
A fuel supply control apparatus with an electronic control unit that adjusts the supply time and amount of carbon dioxide-origin fuel based on current fuel prices, stored amounts, and predicted future storage conditions, optimizing the ratio of carbon dioxide-origin fuel to common fuels used in power generation facilities.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If carbon dioxide-origin fuel is produced and stored in a fuel storage facility, then carbon dioxide recycling is achieved, but the storage facility may become full causing missed opportunities for recycling
Solution Approach 1:
The electronic control unit performs preliminary actions by predicting future fuel prices and storage conditions before making supply decisions. It acquires predicted future prices of common fuels and predicted future stored amounts of carbon dioxide-origin fuel to determine optimal supply timing, preventing storage overflow before it occurs while ensuring recycling continuity
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements feedback control by continuously monitoring current fuel prices, current stored amounts, and comparing them with predicted future values. The electronic control unit adjusts the supply amount and timing of carbon dioxide-origin fuel based on this feedback loop, optimizing both recycling reliability and storage utilization
2Adaptability or versatility
If carbon dioxide-origin fuel is supplied when common fuel prices are high, then cost performance improves, but supply timing must be precisely controlled to avoid storing when storage is full
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary analysis by acquiring predicted future prices of common fuels and predicted future stored amounts before making supply decisions. This allows the electronic control unit to determine the optimal timing for supplying carbon dioxide-origin fuel, maximizing cost performance while avoiding storage constraints
Solution Approach 2:
The supply strategy is made dynamic by continuously adjusting the supply amount and timing based on real-time conditions (current prices, current storage levels) and predictions (future prices, future storage levels). The electronic control unit flexibly modifies supply decisions to adapt to changing market conditions and storage availability
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AI summary
A fuel supply control apparatus configured to supply carbon dioxide-origin fuel to a power generation facility configured to generate electric power by at least using the carbon dioxide-origin fuel and a common fuel different from the carbon dioxide-origin fuel. The fuel supply control apparatus includes an electronic control unit. The electronic control unit is configured to set a supply time and supply amount of the carbon dioxide-origin fuel to be supplied to the power generation facility. The electronic control unit is configured to acquire fuel information on a use fuel including the common fuel and the carbon dioxide-origin fuel to be used in the power generation facility. The electronic control unit is configured to variably adjust and set each of the supply time and the supply amount based on the fuel information.